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CDUS43 KABR 300657  
CLIATY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
157 AM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
   
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..THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1898 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 56 1250 PM 89 1934 60 -4 57  
MINIMUM 29 439 AM 14 1907 37 -8 29  
AVERAGE 43 49 -6 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.22 1991 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.83 1.98 -0.15 2.42  
SINCE MAR 1 2.23 2.98 -0.75 3.84  
SINCE JAN 1 3.10 4.21 -1.11 4.30  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.0 1990 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 3.9 5.1 -1.2 8.0  
SINCE OCT 1 38.8 40.9 -2.1 29.4  
SINCE JUL 1 38.8 40.9 -2.1 29.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 22 16 6 22  
MONTH TO DATE 637 652 -15 607  
SINCE MAR 1 1576 1765 -189 1493  
SINCE JUL 1 7144 8105 -961 7333  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 0  
SINCE MAR 1 5 0 5 0  
SINCE JAN 1 5 0 5 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 500 AM  
LOWEST 34 100 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE WATERTOWN SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 92 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 12 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT  
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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